po'sitional

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position (pəˈzɪʃən)

—n
1.	the place, situation, or location of a person or thing: he took up a position to the rear
2.	the appropriate or customary location: the telescope is in position for use
3.	the arrangement or disposition of the body or a part of the body: the corpse was found in a sitting position
4.	the manner in which a person or thing is placed; arrangement
5.	military an area or point occupied for tactical reasons
6.	mental attitude; point of view; stand: what's your position on this issue?
7.	social status or standing, esp high social standing
8.	a post of employment; job
9.	the act of positing a fact or viewpoint
10.	something posited, such as an idea, proposition, etc
11.	sport the part of a field or playing area where a player is placed or where he generally operates
12.	music
	a. See also root position the vertical spacing or layout of the written notes in a chord. Chords arranged with the three upper voices close together are in close position. Chords whose notes are evenly or widely distributed are in open position
	b. one of the points on the fingerboard of a stringed instrument, determining where a string is to be stopped
13.	in classical prosody
	a. the situation in which a short vowel may be regarded as long, that is, when it occurs before two or more consonants
	b. make position (of a consonant, either on its own or in combination with other consonants, such as x in Latin) to cause a short vowel to become metrically long when placed after it
14.	finance the market commitment of a dealer in securities, currencies, or commodities: a long position; a short position
15.	( foll by an infinitive ) in a position able (to): I'm not in a position to reveal these figures

—vb
16.	to put in the proper or appropriate place; locate
17.	sport to place (oneself or another player) in a particular part of the field or playing area
18.	to put (someone or something) in a position (esp in relation to others) that confers a strategic advantage: he's trying to position himself for a leadership bid
19.	marketing to promote (a product or service) by tailoring it to the needs of a specific market or by clearly differentiating it from its competitors (e.g. in terms of price or quality)
20.	rare to locate or ascertain the position of

[C15: from Late Latin positiō a positioning, affirmation, from pōnere to place, lay down]

po'sitional

—*adj*

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